Haiti

[Schneemann]

Nach Erdbeben, Cholera und Wahlchaos noch eine andere schlimme Geschichte aus diesem leidgeplagten Land...

Haiti: Rape warning from human rights group

Hundred of women and girls have been sexually assaulted in Haiti in the chaos following last year's devastating earthquake, a human rights group has said.

A report by Amnesty International says armed gangs prowl the makeshift camps set up after the earthquake, preying on vulnerable women.

It says the camps lack security and that the police response is inadequate. It has called on the government to do more to reduce the threat to women. Amnesty International spoke to 50 survivors of sexual violence including a 14-year-old girl in the capital, Port-au-Prince, who was punched and then raped.

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